Secure Parking company tight-lipped about successBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): If you park your car in a big shopping mall, an
apartment complex or a starred hotel here, it is likely that you
will be met by the smiling faces of Secure Parking staff, replete
with their computerized system. More ...
What Jakartan say about parking JAKARTA (JP): Parking has become a long-standing and complex
problem for Jakartans. Mismanagement, poor services, thuggery and
unjustified additional levies are just a few of the difficulties
they encounter. More ...
One-night stands: Harmless fun that can lead to trouble JAKARTA: "Mita", a member of the marketing staff of a
pharmaceutical company, was assigned to attend a five-day seminar
in Paris.At breakfast before the event started, the 30-year-old met
Xavier. More ...
Human-interest issues in sports 'wins viewers'By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Monica Desideria imagined herself walking down
the Lebak Bulus soccer stadium in South Jakarta in a lavender
wedding gown by famous sports designer Abba. More ...
Nusantara Symphony Orchestra stays true to formBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): The above headline may create the impression
that the Nusantara Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has existed for some
time and that it has established a form anyone would recognize.It is not the case, and its appearance on Oct. More ...
TV Program: Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan
6:30 Morning Focus
6:45 Healthy and Fresh
7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi
7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123
8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family
8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak
9:00 Music
... More ...
Young man murders six relatives in Medan JAKARTA (JP): A 17-year-old grounded from leaving the family
home over his erratic behavior bludgeoned his parents and four of
his siblings to death with a hammer in Medan, press reports said
Saturday.M. Fahrizal Batubara allegedly killed his father Dr. More ...
Dayaks' longhouse is a showcase of togetherness BENTUANG KARIMUN, West Kalimantan (JP): The Dayak, one of the
largest ethnic groups in Indonesia, are the indigenous people of
Kalimantan.Longhouses are the most visible characteristics of their
community. More ...
Youth Pledge Day and its meaningBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): We Indonesians have been boasting about our vast
cultural diversity. Our national motto, Bhineka Tunggal Ika,
means, in essence, Unity in Diversity. More ...
National Archives Building returns to its past gloriesText by Yudha Kartohadiprodjo photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA(JP): Generally associated with ruined buildings,
burned stores and horrendous traffic, old-town Jakarta is hiding
a jewel-laden oasis that has remained undiscovered by ... More ...
No RiceBy Yusrizal KW Saidi closed the doors of his wooden house. The night mingled
with a flame of light shooting from the kerosene lamp in the
room. Eight o'clock. More ...
Jakarta's parking stuck in first gear The decades-old problem of parking mismanagement in Jakarta
remains unresolved while, for some companies, parking is becoming
an increasingly lucrative business. The Jakarta Post reporters K. More ...
Bonerate marine park is a tourist eden under threatBy Jupriadi UJUNGPANDANG (JP): "What are they looking for in the sea?"The question has been raised time and again by locals watching
foreign tourists diving and playing in the clear waters of Taka
Bonerate National Sea Park, about 450 kilometers ... More ...
Taste salsa 'Numero Uno' at the StixBy Brigid O'Halloran JAKARTA (JP): The energetic Latino rhythms and colorful style
of Colombian band Los Numero Uno initially seem a little out of
place in the ultramodern stainless steel and granite environs of
Stix, one of Jakarta's newest nightspots. More ...
Banyumas limestone quarriers put life on the limeBy Agus Maryono and Ngudi Utomo PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Saiman is 40, but he raced up
the craggy rock face like a lithe house lizard. More ...
Pramoedya's view of ethnic Chinese still apt Hoakiau in Indonesia;
(Overseas Chinese in Indonesia);
By Pramoedya Ananta Toer;
Garba Budaya, Jakarta, 1998;
xi + 293 pp JAKARTA (JP): This book was originally a long essay in the
form of letters -- nine all together -- addressed to a ... More ...
Indonesia faces struggle to take all badminton titles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's bid for a second consecutive clean
sweep at the Sanyo Indonesia Open badminton championships remains
hanging in the balance after the Danes and Malaysians dug deep
and showed excellent survival instincts in Saturday's ... More ...
'Mulan' branded Disney's most mature film to dateBy Rayya Makarim JAKARTA (JP): "I know my place, it is time you know yours!"
says a frustrated Fa Zhou (voice of Soon-Tek Oh) to his daughter
Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) in Disney's latest animated feature. More ...
President briefs governors, military chiefs on politics JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie on Saturday briefed the
country's 27 governors, regional military commanders and
provincial police chiefs on political and security issues ahead
of the upcoming Special Session of the People's ... More ...
Valet parking system fast becoming a fixture in capitalBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Taking a girlfriend or boyfriend to a plaza by
car on the weekend is mostly a pleasurable occasion. But this can
turn sour as soon as you reach the overcrowded parking lot. More ...
KLA Project marks a decade in the po music rat raceBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): If you're in your 30s you may identify with
their songs. KLA Project first climbed the local charts with
Tentang Kita (About Us) in 1988 -- long before MTV was aired in
Indonesia. More ...
Determined Mamat directs traffic and rules the roadBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Some may call the 57-year-old Mamat Gayo
"disabled", others "physically challenged". More ...
We Are Only Words Please give us a meaning
because we are only words Please give us a meaning
because we were blown from the mouths of demonstrators
and crashed into the stone heads of power holders
We have also been made part of slogans
which sound like advertisements
for herbal medicine Who ... More ...
Indigenous tribe suffers in Bentuang-Karimun park Atma Jaya Catholic University's nature lovers from Jakarta
grouped in Wanachala and went on an expedition to Bentuang-
Karimun National Park in West Kalimantan in August and September.
The seven-member team consisting of F. More ...
Reform means never having to say you are sorry JAKARTA (JP): First thing in the morning of every Lebaran
(Moslem Holiday), after praying, I have to accept apologies from
my wife, my sons, my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter. More ...
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